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Mahathir believes Malaysian women can become PM too
KUALA LUMPUR: Women in Malaysia can rise to be the prime minister one day, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. The former prime minister, however, foresees that this process could take some time before they can play more important roles in the
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Boost for MOH as 95 private hospitals agree to treat COVID-19 patients
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has received a huge boost in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic when 95 private hospitals agreed to help the government treat the patients, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “We
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Guru wanita rugi RM27,550 ditipu lelaki mengaku polis
KUANTAN: Seorang guru wanita membuat laporan polis kerana mengalami kerugian RM27,550 akibat diperdayakan lelaki yang menyamar sebagai pegawai polis kononnya dari Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Pahang. Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial Pahang Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof berkata wanita berumur
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Loan write-off: Yayasan Selangor study loan borrowers urged to check status
SHAH ALAM: All Yayasan Selangor study loan borrowers have been urged to check their status following the loan write-off through the ‘Pakej Kita Selangor’ initiative, as announced by the Selangor state government last Wednesday (Jan 20). Yayasan Selangor in a statement
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MOH expects daily COVID-19 cases to drop to double digits in May
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) expects the daily COVID-19 positive cases to return to double digits in May, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He hoped that the two-week enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) would
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Air Selangor allocates RM293 million for non-revenue water reduction programmes
KUALA LUMPUR: Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) has increased its capital expenditure allocation for its non-revenue water (NRW) reduction programmes this year to RM293 million from RM255 million in 2020. Of the amount, RM170 million will be used to
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Thaipusam: Silver chariot journey will not involve public
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25: For the first time, the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple, Batu Caves’ silver chariot will make its journey with a limited participation of 10 people, without involving the public in conjunction with Thaipusam this year, due to the
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Pantai Teluk Akuan affected by quarry activities – Kuasa
BERUAS: Friends of the Earth Activists Association (Kuasa) has claimed that Pantai Teluk Akuan, a beach in the Segari Melintang Forest Reserve area near here, is believed to have been affected by quarry activities. Kuasa deputy president Ismady Radzuan said the tributary to the
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MAEPS PKRC still able to accommodate low-risk patients
SHAH ALAM: The Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) at Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) is still able to accommodate patients with mild symptoms. Selangor Health Department director Datuk Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman said the average bed usage at the
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TNB subcontractor among four nabbed for cable theft
ALOR SETAR: Police arrested four men, including a Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) subcontractor, for stealing TNB electric cables near Baling on Friday. Baling district police chief Supt Shamsudin Mamat said two local men and a foreign man, aged between 21 and
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